From Mary Ann: Happy Fourth Day of July Everyone (2 days belatedly)
Mary Ann is currently lying on my bed looking over my shoulder as I sit on the floor. For the past three months or so she has been asking me to do another blog post that she can add to. I keep putting her off, because my creative juices have stopped flowing. Maybe they are pooled in my swollen ankles, but wherever they are, they certainly are not flowing.
It's summer here in Lee's Summit with quite a vengeance. The high temperatures have been 100+ for at least two weeks straight and no rain for a long, long time. This has resulted in an unfortunately rather sedentary summer for us all. Broken only by trips to the pool, which are actually a lot of fun.
From Mary Ann: Are you all having a good summer in your respective places? I am, even though my mom isn't doing enough to keep me entertained. I get to watch a lot of T.V. and I've been doing a pretty good job of doing my chores and being helpful when I'm asked to be helpful : ). Right now I'm hoping that we make it to a showing of Puss in Boots at 12:30. Of course, my mom will say we'll do something and then it will turn out that we don't do it, because she is tired or whatever. She is ALWAYS tired. Oh, we also saw Brave on the Fourth Day of July (Note from Mary Ann's Mom: I've told Mary Ann that people say "The Fourth of July" not the "Fourth Day of July" but she likes to buck trends). Brave was cool, I liked it. (Spoiler Alert: The mom turns into a bear, which I can totally relate to).
From Katie: So while Mary Ann is here directing the blog post, I am giving voice to what I suspect she actually thinks, but is too polite to say. Despite the renegade hair cutting incident of the my oldest repeat offender, over all Mary Ann has been very patient with what even I would term a boring summer for my kids. My only hope is that this ennui and lack of energy and brainpower I feel will come to an end once our little bundle of joy is born. I know that then I'll be dealing with nursing and newborn issues (not to much night awakenings) but honestly this pregnancy has me whipped and I can only think it has to get better from here.
Mary Ann is now bored with doing this blog post and wishes you all farewell. I (Katie) need to clean my room. The goal for the day is at least deal with the clothes that have been sitting on my ironing board for nearly 3 month. And to tidy the top of my dresser. The bathroom could also be dealt with and let's not even mention the pile of laundry that Robert likes to remind me is still there. Okay, Mary Ann has now informed me that not only is she bored, she is SO bored. Time to go and fight the good fight with my iron, duster and laundry basket. (On a side note, Peter and Rose are playing together nicely and apparently not bored)
Cheers!
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Mary Ann should come to our house so she could be helpful here. I'd even pay her in ice cream. When is she going to learn how to drive? On a totally random note, you could get a great deal on the WSJ as a new subscriber. You should check it out!
Come on, Mary Ann. It's been nearly 2 months. I'll give you a topic: School. Here's another topic: Baby Margaret. I'll give you a question to answer: What's it like being the oldest of 4 kids? That should give you three blog posts. Now get it done!
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